Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

  • STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET Doc on Popular Children’s Show Debuts on HBO

    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street HBO trailer
    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

    HBO documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street, is a rare window into the early days of “Sesame Street,” revealing the creators, artists, writers and educators who together established one of the most influential and enduring children’s programs in television history. The documentary focuses on the first two experimental and groundbreaking decades of “Sesame Street,” highlighting this visionary “gang” that audaciously interpreted radical changes in society and engaged children in ways that entertained and educated in new and innovative ways.

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  • 2021 San Francisco International Film Festival Announces Lineup, Opens with ‘Naked Singularity’

    Naked Singularity directed by Chase Palmer
    Naked Singularity directed by Chase Palmer (Courtesy of SFFILM)

    San Francisco International Film Festival unveiled the 103 films for the 2021 Festival set to take place online and in-person events, with digital screenings being hosted through the SFFILM website and live screenings and performances at the Fort Mason Flix drive-in theater. The 2021 Festival will run April 9–18.

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  • Florida Film Festival 2021 Announces Lineup, Opens with World Premiere of ‘Because of Charley’

    Because of Charley directed by Jon Binkowski
    Because of Charley directed by Jon Binkowski

    Florida Film Festival announced the program lineup of 164 films for the 30th Annual Festival, April 9-22, 2021, taking place online and in Maitland and Winter Park, Florida.The festival kicks off with the World Premiere of Because of Charley directed by Jon Binkowski, USA. Spotlight films include Mandibles directed by Quentin Dupieux, Mogul Mowgli directed by Bassam Tariq, Squish directed by Xavier Seron, Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street directed by Marilyn Agrelo and Together Together directed by Nikole Beckwit.

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  • 2021 Sundance Film Festival Announces Lineup

    In The Same Breath by Nanfu Wang
    A still from In The Same Breath by Nanfu Wang, an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

    Sundance announced today the independent films selected for Feature Film, Short Film, Indie Series and New Frontier categories for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival will take place digitally via a feature-rich, Sundance-built online platform and in person on Satellite Screens across the country (public health permitting) from January 28-February 3, 2021.

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